Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc (GOOG): Teens Have Power Over Your Investment

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is a company geared toward teens and young adults. Let’s be honest, I know very few people over the age of sixty that have a Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) account. However, despite the lack of baby boomer and older Facebook users, the site still attracts nearly 1 billion active monthly users — the same claim that YouTube can make. Here are a few mind boggling numbers to think about when investing in this company:

93% of teens ages 12-17 go online

73% of teens are on a social network

The average teen has 201 Facebook friends

37% send messages to friends every day

86% of social network using teens comment on a friend’s wall

88% of parents know that their teens typically use the Internet to communicate with people they don’t know in the offline world

So, here is the point. Teens swarm to social networking sites and use them to communicate. Without teens and young adults, where would these companies be? Not at 1 billion users a month, I know that much. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was just voted the best CEO of 2013 — so far. In three years their revenues have increased nearly 258%, and their stock has risen nearly 31% in the past six months.

The Foolish Conclusion…

So, there you have it, three companies that teens could have a fairly significant impact on. It has become obvious that teens love social media and mobile devices. They may not be able to invest in companies like we can, but they can certainly play as big of a role in their success. Don’t ignore the young people and their effect on these companies. I would be far more comfortable investing in a company like Google or Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), just because they have more of a competitive advantage than that of Facebook.

Tyler Wofford has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Apple, Facebook, and Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple, Facebook, and Google.